Easy Gazpacho Recipe

I love Cooking.

In fact, I have been working on a cookbook 

for several months.

My average writing time right now is

 completing about one recipe a month.

I know.... impressive huh?   :)

The name of my cookbook is called

The Lazy Gourmet.

Yep.  That's me to a T. 

Or maybe I should say G. 

When I was taking classes at

Le Cordon Bleu many years ago, 

I was the one who was constantly thinking...

"If I substituted this for that I could

achieve the same thing in half the time."

:)

Recently, I made one of my favorite 

Summertime Soups - The Lazy Gourmet way.

The Frenchy name is

Le Soup in la Machina.

Mr Frenchy does not appreciate my 

attempt at French.  :)

This past week, I hosted an

Agent Open House for one of my 

real estate listings.

I served  Shrimp Salad with 
Tarragon Cream Sauce

Gazpacho Shooters

and Caramel Macchiato Banana Pudding

Here's how I "cooked" the soup...

What???

But that's a Food Processor.

Why, yes it is Mon Cherie.

(more french, I'm getting good now)

I am proud to share with you my...

Soup cooked in a food processor?

Can it be true?

Oh yea.  And it's one of my favorite

Summer time soups.

Gazpacho.

Gazpacho is a Spanish-style soup

made with tomatoes and veggies.  

Sadly, all of my tomatoes have finally

gone to Veggie Heaven.  They were so

good while they lasted.

So, easy-peasy puddin' pie -

I substituted canned tomatoes.

(if you don't tell them, they will never know)

ssshhhhh....

Other than fresh veggies, you will also need

red wine vinegar, lemon juice, sugar,

tarragon, basil and salt and pepper.

While I was chopping my veggies,

I put on some shrimp to boil.

I added in some Old Bay right 

into the water to help season the shrimp

while cooking. 

Bubba Gump would be so proud.

"Shrimps."

:)

You can load everything right in...

- and after a good whirl ...

You get this!

Yummy, delicious and healthy, too.

Gazpacho is served chilled.

Here is a little tip:

I put all my veggies as well as the canned

tomatoes in the fridge just before I 

make the soup.   That way everything

is already nice and chilled, and ready to serve.

Serve it in margarita glasses as shown above

for a fun twist.

At the Open House, I served the soup

in small shot glasses garnished with 

a cucumber slice.

(sorry I didn't take a pic.  BAD Blogger!)

The chilled shrimp look great as garnish,  

but the taste plays well with the cold soup, too.

This soup just bursts with freshness...

tomatoes, cucumbers, green peppers, 

onion and garlic...fresh parsley.

Summertime goodness at its best. 

Best of all.... NO Cooking.

Yep, I named my cookbook well.

The Lazy Gourmet.

I hope this recipe brings out the

"Lazy Gourmet" in you, too.

If you would like some more

Lazy Gourmet recipes,  read my posts about

Lemon-Blueberry Bread
French Vanilla Sauce

or 

Easy Shepard's Pie

But for now...soups on, come and get it!

xxoo

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Gazpacho 

Ingredients:

(6) Cups Tomatoes and Juice - (1) med onion, chopped

(1) green pepper, chopped - (1) lg cuke, chopped (I seed mine)

(2) garlic cloves, chopped - (4) green onion stems, chopped

3 Tbs Lemon Juice-  2 Tbs Red Wine Vinegar

1 tsp Tarragon - 1 tsp basil

1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley - 1 tsp sugar

salt and pepper

I am sharing this with 

Michael at Rattlebridge Farm for
Foodie Friday!

Wendy at The Shabby Nest for
Frugal Friday

Heather and Vanessa @ at the picket fence
for Inspiration Friday

Yvonne at Stone Gable for
What's On Your Menu